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Jailed: The violent gang 'fixated' on revenge after the brutal murder of their leader

"The intention was obviously to kill"

Manchester Evening News · Jul 1, 2022

‘Love triangle’ murder, plastic surgery, and Costa Rica escape: How top cyclist’s alleged killer evaded bungling officials for seven weeks

Kaitlin Armstrong was freed by Austin police despite being a suspect in the murder of Moriah Wilson. Forty-three days later, US Marshals finally tracked her down more than 2,000 miles away in Costa Rica. Bevan Hurley examines why it took so long to find her

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

Three men jailed for 48 years for Dalston machine gun murder

Three men have been jailed for a total of 48 years after a man was gunned down in the street in northeast London.

Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2022

Azsia Johnson’s heartbroken mother says ‘police failed my daughter’ after she reported domestic violence

Azsia Johnson was allegedly abused by the father of her three-month-old baby. The man is now being sought as a person of interest in her murder

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

As trial ends, jury must decide murder or manslaughter for Nipsey Hussle killer

LOS ANGELES — There's no question who killed Nipsey Hussle.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 1, 2022

Britain's evil teens: Faces of murdering children whose crimes shocked the nation

From the 10-year-old boys who abducted toddler James Bulger from a shopping centre to a 15-year-old who murdered his Spanish teacher, here are some of the UK's youngest killers

Daily Mirror · Jul 1, 2022

Family of ‘independent’ Zara Aleena vow to bring change in wake of her death

It comes as a man appeared in court charged with her murder, and with hundreds expected at a vigil on Saturday.

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

Calls for child safeguarding inquiry in Wales after Logan Mwangi’s death

The five-year-old was killed by his mother, step-father and 14-year-old step-brother having been subjected to injuries likened to child abuse

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

How 19th-century literature spread the archetype of the 'evil abortionist'

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, one aspect of the abortion debate stayed the same: lurid sensationalism.

The Conversation · Jul 1, 2022

Kemarni Watson: ‘No missed opportunities’ to save boy, 3, murdered by mother’s partner, review claims

The toddler suffered more than 20 fractures and his rib cage ‘crushed’ at the couple’s flat in West Midlands

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022